Lionel Messi found himself in a spot of bother at Beijing Airport as he was stopped at border control, having attempted to use his Spanish passport rather than his Argentine one, reports The Mirror.
Messi, 35, arrived in China in a private jet over the weekend, where he was joined by his bodyguard and a number of friends, including Argentina star Angel di Maria.
He was travelling to join up with his international teammates in preparation for a friendly against Australia Thursday.
However, as he was arriving into Beijing, a video circulating over social media showed Messi surrounded by several police officers.
Messi appeared to clutch his passport while talking to them about the issue.
Local press in China claimed that the problems stemmed around Messi using the wrong passport.
It was also reported that Messi believed he could travel to Taiwan on his Spanish passport, meaning that it was also valid for China.
He was quoted as saying: "Is Taiwan not China?"
Messi supposedly did not have his Argentine passport on him, despite playing for the national team this week.
Messi was delayed for a further two hours before finally being granted a visa and let through.
It was Messi's seventh trip to China, having previously visited the country when he participated at the 2008 Olympics, where he helped Argentina to win a gold medal.
